StranjeGirl
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I was wondering if anyone has any insight. I have been a bit worried about dd as she just turned 11 months yesterday and I completed a checklist that I found online called the "csbs dp it" Most articles say that it is an early predictor for autism, but when I looked into the study, the kids who failed the test AND who got intervention were mostly diagnosed with other types of delays. Most of the kids who failed didn't have an assessment. Anyway I am noticing my 11 month old is lacking in the the joint attention area, which I have read is a big sign of autism. She does not follow my point, and worse she doesn't even follow my gaze. She does not show me her toys or hand me toys, even if I ask. She also doesn't clap or wave. She has waved a few times, and now she is putting her hand up when someone comes in and sometimes when we wave she will do that. I don't know if this is her form of waving or just wanting to reach out to us. She also doesn't point herself or ask for much help unless it is food related- then she grunts and starts banging her hand on her high chair. These are all the things I feel she should be doing by this point but she doesn't.
The things she does do are look at us when playing with her toys. She does this often and often smiles while doing it. She likes to do "horsey" where if we say "horsey" she starts moving up and down (usually on our lap) My mom started this with her and now many times when my mom comes over she crawls over to her and gets on her lap and starts jumping up and down. I read that this is actually a gesture like waving is. She loves participating in games like peekaboo and patty cake. She will play independently with her toys for a while, but many times she will just follow me around the house. I guess it depends on her mood. When we are on the floor with her she likes to come over to us often and climb on top of us or over us.
There are 3 categories to the test and she passed the other two, but it wasn't like she was super advanced in those areas. She was a late babbler, which initially worried me, but she started at 6.5 months and babbles all the time now. No meaningful words yet, but she does understand some words. She is VERY vocal and always has been. Even before babbling she oohhed and ahhhed all day long. No sensory issues that I can think of other than she gets weirded out by new textures of food. She makes a face, but she still eats it. She is not a picky eater at all, especially if she sees us eating something. She has always been a good sleeper. Not a super cuddly baby as she would rather be exploring, but always had great eye contact and gives lots of smiles and giggles. She is very very serious around strangers and usually will not smile at then at all, and is not happy if someone she doesn't know tries to pick her up. She loves books and always has. It's the only think that will keep her occupied for a while if she is cranky or tired. I started reading to her at around 10 weeks and was very surprised at how focused she was on books. SHe does know and respond to her name, but at times she ignores me when she is busy with something else, but I have read that other people have the same problem with their babies and toddlers..selective hearing I guess! Other than being a good sleeper, she has never been an "easy" baby. She is quite demanding and she is a bit better now that she is crawling around and able to explore. Maybe she was bored before. She started crawling at 8.5 months and not motor issues that I have noticed, except she rolled from front to back at 4 months and then couldn't do it again for months. She was rolling back to front at 6 months but had a hard time going front to back again. However, she is an unusually large baby and grew very quickly. She was already 22 pounds at 4 months and the dr told us she may be delayed in motor skills due to her mass and rapid growth. Other than rolling she is within normal range for motor skills. Cruising the furniture now and stand for a couple seconds on her own.
Sorry for the novel, just wanted to put as much info as I could think of. I will be talking to my pediatrician at her 12 month appt but just wanted to see what others thought. I know they say to trust your gut, and I don't know what my gut is telling me. If it wasn't for the internet I would think she is acting like a typical 11 month old, but then I start reading all this stuff and realize that she is not doing some very important things and I start to worry. My MIL told me that dh was VERY delayed in everything and she was very worried about him. He didn't want to interact much and was not social at all. He would fixate on things (dd doesn't really do this) Even in kindergarten he was walking into walls etc. He completely grew out of it and is extremely bright and super social. He was diagnosed with adhd when young, but I believe it was more behavioral issues due to his parents going through a divorce. ALthough he tries to use it as an excuse when he forgets to do something! He no longer has adhd, and as a therapist qualified to diagnose, I told him it means he never really had it, otherwise he would have had to learn to manage it in some way. Again, sorry for the novel but if anyone has input on if a baby that has issues in only joint attention can possibly be without issues in the future. Thanks!
I was wondering if anyone has any insight. I have been a bit worried about dd as she just turned 11 months yesterday and I completed a checklist that I found online called the "csbs dp it" Most articles say that it is an early predictor for autism, but when I looked into the study, the kids who failed the test AND who got intervention were mostly diagnosed with other types of delays. Most of the kids who failed didn't have an assessment. Anyway I am noticing my 11 month old is lacking in the the joint attention area, which I have read is a big sign of autism. She does not follow my point, and worse she doesn't even follow my gaze. She does not show me her toys or hand me toys, even if I ask. She also doesn't clap or wave. She has waved a few times, and now she is putting her hand up when someone comes in and sometimes when we wave she will do that. I don't know if this is her form of waving or just wanting to reach out to us. She also doesn't point herself or ask for much help unless it is food related- then she grunts and starts banging her hand on her high chair. These are all the things I feel she should be doing by this point but she doesn't.
The things she does do are look at us when playing with her toys. She does this often and often smiles while doing it. She likes to do "horsey" where if we say "horsey" she starts moving up and down (usually on our lap) My mom started this with her and now many times when my mom comes over she crawls over to her and gets on her lap and starts jumping up and down. I read that this is actually a gesture like waving is. She loves participating in games like peekaboo and patty cake. She will play independently with her toys for a while, but many times she will just follow me around the house. I guess it depends on her mood. When we are on the floor with her she likes to come over to us often and climb on top of us or over us.
There are 3 categories to the test and she passed the other two, but it wasn't like she was super advanced in those areas. She was a late babbler, which initially worried me, but she started at 6.5 months and babbles all the time now. No meaningful words yet, but she does understand some words. She is VERY vocal and always has been. Even before babbling she oohhed and ahhhed all day long. No sensory issues that I can think of other than she gets weirded out by new textures of food. She makes a face, but she still eats it. She is not a picky eater at all, especially if she sees us eating something. She has always been a good sleeper. Not a super cuddly baby as she would rather be exploring, but always had great eye contact and gives lots of smiles and giggles. She is very very serious around strangers and usually will not smile at then at all, and is not happy if someone she doesn't know tries to pick her up. She loves books and always has. It's the only think that will keep her occupied for a while if she is cranky or tired. I started reading to her at around 10 weeks and was very surprised at how focused she was on books. SHe does know and respond to her name, but at times she ignores me when she is busy with something else, but I have read that other people have the same problem with their babies and toddlers..selective hearing I guess! Other than being a good sleeper, she has never been an "easy" baby. She is quite demanding and she is a bit better now that she is crawling around and able to explore. Maybe she was bored before. She started crawling at 8.5 months and not motor issues that I have noticed, except she rolled from front to back at 4 months and then couldn't do it again for months. She was rolling back to front at 6 months but had a hard time going front to back again. However, she is an unusually large baby and grew very quickly. She was already 22 pounds at 4 months and the dr told us she may be delayed in motor skills due to her mass and rapid growth. Other than rolling she is within normal range for motor skills. Cruising the furniture now and stand for a couple seconds on her own.
Sorry for the novel, just wanted to put as much info as I could think of. I will be talking to my pediatrician at her 12 month appt but just wanted to see what others thought. I know they say to trust your gut, and I don't know what my gut is telling me. If it wasn't for the internet I would think she is acting like a typical 11 month old, but then I start reading all this stuff and realize that she is not doing some very important things and I start to worry. My MIL told me that dh was VERY delayed in everything and she was very worried about him. He didn't want to interact much and was not social at all. He would fixate on things (dd doesn't really do this) Even in kindergarten he was walking into walls etc. He completely grew out of it and is extremely bright and super social. He was diagnosed with adhd when young, but I believe it was more behavioral issues due to his parents going through a divorce. ALthough he tries to use it as an excuse when he forgets to do something! He no longer has adhd, and as a therapist qualified to diagnose, I told him it means he never really had it, otherwise he would have had to learn to manage it in some way. Again, sorry for the novel but if anyone has input on if a baby that has issues in only joint attention can possibly be without issues in the future. Thanks!
My daughter is 13mo and was very similar to yours at 11mo. My son was delayed and at 11mo couldn't yet roll, crawl or get into sitting (was 13mo when he started that) - however he is now 3 and doing well in preschool. 
For me the social aspect is the biggest, not the date that they point (which my son does), or what month they said their first word. There was something inexplicable that I couldn't express.
